early half a million elders (495,000) living alone in California in 2007 could not make ends meet—lacking sufficient income to pay for a minimum level of housing, food, health care, transportation and other basic expenses, as measured by the Elder Economic Security StandardTM Index (Elder Index). More than one-fourth of Californians age 65 and older lived alone in 2007; among them, half (50.9%)...

This is an important contribution to the growing debate about the practicalities of dealing with elder abuse. As a lawyer and a council member of Action on Elder Abuse, I find it difficult to explain that the law of England and Wales does not recognise any specific concept of Elder Abuse, but that the law nonetheless does provide redress and remedies which it may be appropriate upon occasion to...

Context Elder abuse is a major challenge in contemporary societies. Community based studies indicate a prevalence range between 2% and 18.4% in older people with mental capacity. This figure rises substantially in the older people suffering from dementia. This study by Dong and Simon identifies that older people with suspected or confirmed elder abuse are at a greater risk of hospitalisation, e...

On October 30, 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a workshop, "Multiple Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Elder Abuse," in Bethesda, Maryland. The workshop brought together experts from across disciplines to discuss research challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from other fields. Participants included experts in elder abuse, child abuse, intimate partner v...

 Introduction: Elder abuse is a major public health concern worldwide. Considering the high prevalence of misbehavior towards the elderly, this study investigated the prevalence of elder abuse and its related factors among the elderly people in Yasouj, Iran in 2021. Methods: Using a convenience sampling method, this cross-sectional study included 299 older adults aged over 60 years referring ...

introduction: elder abuse may increase the vulnerability of ageing people to disease and decrease their general health status, so addressing the issue is essential for promoting elderly quality of life. the study aimed to examine the relation between abuse experience and general health among elderly people in yazd city- iran. methods: the cross-sectional study carried out on 250 community-dwell...

WHY: Elder abuse and neglect is a serious and prevalent problem that is estimated to affect 700,000 to 1.2 million older adults annually in this country. Only one in ten cases of elder abuse and neglect are reported and there is a serious underreporting by clinical professionals, likely due to the lack of appropriate screening instruments. Abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment are action...

To clarify the developmental brain changes during adolescence, brain morphology was compared between healthy younger adolescent and elder adolescent subjects using both voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and volumetric region-of-interest (ROI) analysis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). High-resolution three-dimensional MRI scans were acquired in 23 (10 males and 13 females) younger adolescent sub...

Background/Aim: Elder self-neglect is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to examine the prospective relationship between reported elder self-neglect and the rate of 30-day hospital readmission in a community population. Methods: We conducted a prospective population-based study of community-dwelling older adults who participated in the Chicago Heal...